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Charles Dickens's novella The Cricket on the Hearth. A Fairy Tale of Home was adapted numerous times for the English stage during the nineteenth century. AustLit has not yet established which version was produced at the Princess's Theatre, Melbourne, in April 1868.
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Cricket on the Hearth is included in AustLit because it was produced in Australian theatres during the colonial era.
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The Theatres, &c.
1868
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australasian , 11 April vol. 4 no. 106 (New Series) 1868; (p. 466)
— Review of Acis and Galatea ; Or, The Nimble Nymph and the Terrible Troglodyte 1863 single work musical theatre ; Aladdin 1861 single work musical theatre ; Cricket on the Hearth 1868 single work dramaJaques reviews several plays in production at Melbourne theatres, focusing mainly on the quality of the acting and the scenery.
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The Theatres, &c.
1868
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australasian , 11 April vol. 4 no. 106 (New Series) 1868; (p. 466)
— Review of Acis and Galatea ; Or, The Nimble Nymph and the Terrible Troglodyte 1863 single work musical theatre ; Aladdin 1861 single work musical theatre ; Cricket on the Hearth 1868 single work dramaJaques reviews several plays in production at Melbourne theatres, focusing mainly on the quality of the acting and the scenery.
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